韦编三绝(wéi biān sān jué)

4 charactersTrad. 韋編三絕

lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken…

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Word information

Pinyin
wéi biān sān jué
Meaning
lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
韋編三絕

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